Preparations and Procedure---

Select carrots carefully. The ones which are firm, smooth, bright in their orange color and are generally straight. They should not be cracked or broken. Their heads should be intact and leafy.
Wash the carrots thoroughly, then grate them. Assemble the dried fruits and powder the green cardamom.

Place one deep, thick bottomed pan of at least 2 to 3 liter capacity, on medium flame. Pour milk into the pan and bring to boil.
Normally full cream milk is used to make this recipe, but I have used double toned or low fat milk here.
Add grated carrots and reduce flame to minimum heat.

Let the mixture cook on low flame, till the whole milk is reduced or evaporated.
Keep on stirring occasionally. Add sugar and pure ghee or refined cooking oil. You will find the mixture gets a gloss. Keep on stirring the entire mixture.

This is a very popular recipe in India. I love carrot salads. Hope you would love carrot halwa as well.

Thanks and have a great day!

Kathryn 4 years agofrom Manchester, Connecticut

This looks delicious! I just made a carrot salad the other day, with raisins, but this is different than any I've tried. I will keep this in mind for later, because it looks decadent, and I love carrots.

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Chitrangada Sharan 5 years agofrom New Delhi, India

I am so glad, this recipe reminded you about your parents. This means a lot to me. Thanks for your lovely comment.

visionandfocus 5 years agofrom North York, Canada

Gajar halwa is my dad's favourite mitai! When I was living in England, I would always stop by at Ambala's to buy him some when I went home for the holidays. I must copy this recipe and e-mail it to my mom.

Thanks for sharing! Voted up and awesome!

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Chitrangada Sharan 5 years agofrom New Delhi, India

Thanks DDE, for your comments. I am glad you liked it.

Devika Primić 5 years agofrom Dubrovnik, Croatia

Sounds a lovely treat and is a great idea and a bit different with the addition of carrots.

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Chitrangada Sharan 5 years agofrom New Delhi, India

Thanks Nell Rose, for visiting and your appreciative comments. It is always a pleasure to hear from you.

Nell Rose 5 years agofrom England

Sounds absolutely delicious, and very healthy too, I will have to try it, as I love carrots! thanks, nell

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Chitrangada Sharan 5 years agofrom New Delhi, India

Thanks ayusl, for your visit and feedback.

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Chitrangada Sharan 5 years agofrom New Delhi, India

Thanks unknown spy for your visit and comment.

ayusl 5 years ago

It's delicious. I enjoyed it when I was in India.

IAmForbidden 5 years agofrom Neverland - where children never grow up.

thanks for sharing this recipe chit.

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Chitrangada Sharan 5 years agofrom New Delhi, India

Thanks MsDora, for your visit and comments.

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Chitrangada Sharan 5 years agofrom New Delhi, India

Thanks DDE, for your kind comments.

Dora Weithers 5 years agofrom The Caribbean

Sounds simple enough. Thanks for giving us another easy recipe to try.

Devika Primić 5 years agofrom Dubrovnik, Croatia

Sounds a lovely treat thanks for sharing

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Chitrangada Sharan 5 years agofrom New Delhi, India

Thanks sgbrown, for your visit and support. I am pleased you liked the recipe. Thanks for voting up.

Sheila Brown 5 years agofrom Southern Oklahoma

This sounds delicious! I love carrots, raisins and nuts, how could I not love this! Definitely a must try! Voting this up and useful! Thank you for sharing your recipe. :)

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Chitrangada Sharan 5 years agofrom New Delhi, India

Thanks aviannovice, for your visit and support.

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Chitrangada Sharan 5 years agofrom New Delhi, India

Thanks Seeker7, for your visit and appreciation. I am sure you would love it and make it again and again. Thanks for voting up.

Deb Hirt 5 years agofrom Stillwater, OK

This sure looks like a winner to me. Keep 'em coming!

Helen Murphy Howell 5 years agofrom Fife, Scotland

Oh what a lovely recipe! I love carrots but I also love almmonds, cashews and raisins and they are all included in this wonderful recipe! It's the first time I've heard of this dessert but it sounds delicious and I'll have to have a go at making it. Also, as you say, there is a lot of nutrition in this dish as well!

Fabulous hub and wonderful recipe - voted up + shared!

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Chitrangada Sharan 5 years agofrom New Delhi, India

Thanks mr-veg, for your visit and comments. I am sure it will taste very fine with Gud too.

mr-veg 5 years agofrom Colorado United States

Nice recipe, one of my favorites. I have also made gajar halwa in different ways, one of them is to use Gud or jaggery instead of milk ...